#888cb3

Color #888cb3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#888cb3

RGB

rgb(136, 140, 179)

HSL

hsl(234.4, 22.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.4, 24%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(59.2, 7.23, -20.89)

LCH

lch(59.2, 22.11, 289.09)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0582, 280.09)

HWB

hwb(234.4, 53.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3af88

Analogous

#88a2b3

#888cb3

#9a88b3

Triadic

#888cb3

#b3888c

#8cb388

Split-complementary

#888cb3

#b39a88

#a2b388

Tetradic

#888cb3

#af88b3

#b3af88

#8cb388

Square

#888cb3

#b388a2

#b3af88

#88b39a

Shades

Color #888cb3 mixed toward black.

#686d9f

#525680

#3d4160

#292b40

#141620

Tints

Color #888cb3 mixed toward white.

#9c9fc0

#b0b2cc

#c4c6d9

#d7d9e6

#ebecf2

Tones

Color #888cb3 mixed toward gray.

#8c8fb0

#8f92ac

#9395a8

#9698a5

#9a9ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aab · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#8a89a9 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#88a4a2 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #888cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888cb3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#888cb3 (#888cb3) is rgb(136, 140, 179) in RGB.

No, #888cb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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